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The victims were abducted onboard a fishing trawler within the Lagos waters on Tuesday morning.

The Chinese were rescued in one of the many camps of the pipeline-vandals-turned kidnappers in Ondo State.

Confirming the rescue on Friday, the Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command, Rear Admiral Sylvanus Abbah, said the leader of the gang, identified simply as ‘general’ died in a shootout with the naval operatives.

He said the gang came into Lagos in a speed boat around 6.30am, went onboard a Chinese fishing trawler and ordered the four Chinese down from their vessel at gun point.

He said that by evening of same day, the kidnappers were in Igbokoda, Ondo state with the victims.

He said: “Naval operatives attached to Forward Operation Base (FOB) who sighted the kidnappers as they were entering Igbokoda gave them a hot pursuit.

“The kidnappers opened fire on the naval gunboat. There was a fierce gun battle between the suspects and the naval men. The hoodlums abandoned their boats and fled on foot through the creeks.

“The naval men went after them and the suspects abandoned the four Chinese and fled. Presently efforts is ongoing to arrest all the suspects.

“The Chinese sustained bullet wounds during the gun battle. They have been treated and are in stable condition.”

Meanwhile, the Acting Chinese Consoler General, Mr Guan Zhonggi, during a courtesy call on the FOC today, thanked the navy for its prompt intervention, noting that the four Chinese who were abducted are free today because of the swift response of the navy.

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